Month: December 2022

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why do Japanese slurp Toshikoshi Soba 年越し蕎麦 on New Year’s Eve 大晦日?

5 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How did the tradition of New Year’s resolutions start? 👀

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How do people celebrate New Year around the world?

5 months ago randomcollabs

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• Food

Springerle, the Bavarian holiday cookies that are also intricate works of art.

5 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Twelve Grapes: a New Year’s Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck

5 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legends and superstitions of Appalachian Christmas (and Old Christmas)

5 months ago Leo S

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• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hoppin’ John: a traditional Southern dish for New Year’s Day

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

What are the 12 Days of Christmas, and what do they mean?

5 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

December 27: National Fruit Cake Day

5 months ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Boxing Day: History, traditions, and more…

6 months ago Leo S

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• Art and Photography
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Merry Christmas! A short history of Creepy Victorian Christmas Cards

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

25# Feliz Navidad! (Próspero año y felicidad)

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

A popular Ukrainian Christmas tradition: Didukh (and how to make it)

6 months ago Adam

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• Random Christmas 2022

24# Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Shamans, Goddesses and the pagan origins of Santa Claus

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

23# Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree 🎶

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Doe, a Deer, a Female Reindeer: the spirit of Winter Solstice and Mother Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

22# Behind the song “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” by John Lennon

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2022

21# Jingle Bell Rock: Bobby Helms’ Rockin’ Christmas classic

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

20# The true story behind “I’ll be Home for Christmas”

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The magic of lost Brittany’s Christmas Traditions

6 months ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2022

19# The true story behind Last Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

18# The controversial history of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

6 months ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2022

17# All I Want for Christmas Is…You?

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Io, Saturnalia!

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

16# It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

15# Deck the Halls

6 months ago Danijel90

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• Random Christmas 2022

14# The Twelve Days of Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

13# O Tannenbaum – here another song that has very little to do with Christmas!

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

12# Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

6 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Legend of the Nisse and Tomte – Scandinavian domestic sprites and their modern counterparts that you don’t expect

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

11# The humble origins of Silent Night

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

10# Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer: One hit wonder

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

9# The true story behind White Christmas

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

December 8: Enjoy National Brownie Day!

6 months ago randomcollabs

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• Random Christmas 2022

8# We Wish You a Merry Christmas…with no more figgy pudding

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Cold Moon: December’s Full Moon

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

7# Who’s responsible for the Little Drummer Boy?

6 months ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2022

6# No Christmas for Frosty 🎶

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

5# The Christmas Song, The first holiday standard sung by a black American

6 months ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2022

4# Jingle Bells or…The One Horse Open Sleigh? 🎶

6 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

December 4 is National Cookie Day!

6 months ago randomcollabs